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sergiosagi Mar 5th, 2007 06:01 AM

Car rental
 
Hi everyone! i am going to make a trip in UK next month and i would like to know more or less which company has the best rates, also i would like to know how much is the price for public transport tickets, if someone can give me this information it would be great.

regards

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Steve_James Mar 5th, 2007 06:07 AM

Hi Sergio - You will normally find the best rental rates from local car-rental companies (- rather than the big ones such as Hertz, Avis ...)

Your hotel/B&B will be able to advise on local companies wherever you are staying ...

For train fares throughout the UK see:
www.thetrainline.com/

For bus fares (- long distance) see:
http://www.nationalexpress.com/

Hope this helps ...

Steve

STUMBLEBUM Mar 5th, 2007 06:20 AM

http://www.megatrain.com/uk/

If you can travel add odd times, you can get some bargain price train tickets via the above link.

janisj Mar 5th, 2007 07:48 AM

What steve_james says (about renting from small local companies) is usually true if you are already in the UK and renting a car. But for an overseas visitor it is usually <u>MUCH</u> cheaper to pre-book a car through auroeurope (which is a broker that deals w/ different rental companies) or through the websites of international firms.

I've saved as much a 40% over rates that were available in the UK.

kelliebellie Mar 5th, 2007 08:16 AM

These guys are great!

http://www.fastcarhire.com

sergiosagi Jun 19th, 2007 02:32 PM

Well i am back home home now, thank you for all the tips, they were very useful specially this national express. I had a very pleasant stay, UK is wonderful.

Regards and thanks once again.


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